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String

equalsIgnoreCase()

Description

Compares two strings for equality. The comparison is not case-sensitive, meaning the String("hello") is equal to the String("HELLO").

Syntax

string.equalsIgnoreCase(string2)

Parameters

string, string2: variables of type String

Returns

true: if string equals string2 (ignoring case)
false: otherwise

Example

• StringComparisonOperators

See also

• equals()
• compareTo()

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